After a solid stretch of competent football under Troy Calhoun, the Air Force Falcons took a step back last year as they finished 5-7. EA Sports College Football 26 has recently been released, giving fans a glimpse into what this year's squad will look like.
College football season is rapidly approaching as kickoff is less than two months away. The Air Force Academy Falcons finished a disheartening season at 5-7 overall.
The Air Force Falcons are rightfully bragging on two of their rising stars, Holt Oliphant and Brendan Gibbons. The men's hockey players were selected to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Krampade All-American Scholar roster recently.
Discussing the Mountain West team that doesn’t benefit from the transfer portal. We aren’t even to fall camps yet, but 2025 has already generated plenty of polarizing storylines.
The Falcons struggled from the start, and it took too long to get grinding. They struggled to move the ball against Merrimack in a 21-6 win, and they only hit 300 rushing yards once until the last four games, when the ground attack started to work.
To be nice about it, there’s just a wee bit of work to do on the defensive side, but it’ll be okay - it always is under this coaching staff. For all of the team’s issues, Air Force was No.
Run, run, RUN Throwing out the abbreviated 2020 season, the 2024 team was the worst rushing team in the Troy Calhoun era. That’s 17 years of dominance - the 2020 team averaged close to six yards per carry - with last year the only full season the Falcons didn’t get to at least 3,000 rushing yards.
Sometimes it just doesn’t quite work. Like the other military academies, there’s a fine line between the system working and it all breaking down, but under head coach Troy Calhoun, it’s become a given that Air Force will be good enough to inflict its will on the way to ten wins.
By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam After more than a decade competing in the Western Athletic Conference, the Air Force, UNLV and Wyoming men’s swimming & diving programs are headed back to a familiar place.
Texas Tanner is only a junior competing for the Air Force Academy Falcons track and field team and his list of accolades just keeps getting longer and longer.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's signature sneaker line with Nike has come roaring back over the past two years. Not only has Bryant's iconic basketball shoes returned, but the line has expanded into other sports and lifestyle sneakers.
Two Air Force Falcons football players were named to the all-Mountain West Conference preseason team by Lindy’s Sports magazine recently. Both were named to the second team — running back Dylan Carson and offensive lineman Coston Cooley.
The Air Force Academy Falcons have nine students who have been named to Academic All-District teams per their release. The College Sports Communications honors the top student-athletes across the country who perform athletically and academically.
Before the start of the 1999-00 NBA season, Kobe Bryant broke his right hand during a pre-season game. Despite being sidelined for 15 games, it could not keep the Los Angeles Lakers legend off the court.
Texas Tanner has become the face of the Air Force Academy Track and Field team. The junior just returned from the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships with two All-America selections.
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The Air Force Academy Falcons track and field team has a star in the making as Texas Tanner, a junior, is making his mark in the Falcons’ history book.
A game on The Price Is Right came down to the proper use of the Ace card. A retired veteran won a car after he picked the right amount during a card game.
The Air Force Academy recently announced that Patrick Hoopes will be headed to Germany after spending four years dominating for their gymnastics program. The FISU World University Games start next month in Essen, Germany.
It’s safe to say things didn’t go the way the Air Force Falcons football team had hoped last season. The Falcons went 5-7 last season and did it in a streaky fashion.
The Air Force Academy announced two additions to the men's lacrosse staff earlier this week for the 2026 season — Scott Popelar and Thomas Muldoon. Last season the Falcons went 9-8 overall and outscored opponents, 207-193.
Led by two games on CBS, the Air Force Falcons football team will play all 12 of their games on television in 2025. The Falcons, along with the Mountain West Conference and television outlets, announced the television schedule earlier this week.
The Air Force Falcons qualified 17 athletes to the West Preliminary in College Station, Texas. While this is an incredibly impressive accomplishment as a whole, many eyes will be focused on junior Texas Tanner. Tanner leads the men’s side with qualifications in three events for the second straight year: shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw.
Fans should brace themselves for the continued aftershocks of last year's seismic conference realignment.
When Air Force meets the Naval Academy in October, the Falcons will be sporting new uniforms honoring the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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